On Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, the Staatstheater Schwerin was evacuated due to smoke development. According to news reports, 500 audience members were evacuated from a performance of Bizet’s “Carmen.” Spiegel noted that the Police said that the smoke was caused by a fire in a shaft at the side entrance to the theater. After the theater was ventilated, a process {…}

(Credit: Anna May) The Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin has canceled the rest of its 2020-21 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic worries. “Due to the applicable laws and ordinances to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and the forecasts for the coming weeks, performances at the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin must continue to be suspended. Unfortunately, this means that the 2020-21 season on our {…}